Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Litigation

Robert Ellis is a litigation partner in Kirkland's Chicago office. His practice focuses principally on complex commercial disputes and class action matters. Rob has represented large corporate clients in a wide variety of complex litigation matters, including breach of contract, professional liability, non-compete and trade secret matters. Rob also has extensive experience defending complex consumer fraud and product liability class actions.

Law ClerkHonorable Abner J. Mikva, Chief JudgeUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Served as counsel to the Admissions Review Commission formed by Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn to investigate admissions practices at the University of Illinois.

Recipient of Kirkland & Ellis Pro Bono Service Award for outstanding pro bono service in 2009.

University of Illinois College of LawJ.D.summa cum laude1991

Order of the Coif

Harno Fellow

Hough Scholarship

Articles Editor, University of Illinois Law Review

University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignB.S., General Engineering1988

Gamma Epsilon

General Engineering Honor Society